About

Great Plains Publications Ltd. is an independent publisher based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and committed to bringing you the very best books from the Prairies – a region we believe has an abundance of quality writers. We also publish fiction from authors across the country in our imprints, Enfield & Wizenty and Yellow Dog.

Morley Walker, Books Editor of the Winnipeg Free Press, also wrote some kind comments: “Great Plains has a successful and intriguing mix of literary fiction and commercial non-fiction.”

Canadian Bestsellers

The Mosaic Village: An Illustrated History of Winnipeg’s North End by Russ GourluckEncyclopedia of Manitoba edited by Ingeborg BoyensFrost by Nicole LuikenA Daytripper’s Guide to Manitoba by Bartley KivesTo The Grave: Inside A Spectacular RCMP Sting by Mike McIntyreGoing Downtown: A History of Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue by Russ GourluckBlue & Gold edited by Bob IrvingA Store Like No Other: Eatons of Winnipeg by Russ GourluckNowhere to Run: The Killing of Constable Dennis Strongquill by Mike McIntyreThe Lake edited by Jake MacDonaldHorses Don’t Lie by Chris IrwinJuliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonaldWinnipeg: Heart of the Continent by Christopher DafoeA History of Manitoba Illustrated Series edited by Gregg Shilliday

Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction
Finalist: Andy DeJarlis: The Life and Times of an Old-Time Fiddler by Joe McIntosh
Finalist: Impact: A History of Disasters in Manitoba by Brock Holowachuk
Finalist: Trials and Tribulations by Jack Bumsted

Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel
Finalist – Work of Idle Hands by Jonathon Platz
Finalist – The Blood Libel by Allan Levine

Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction
Finalist – To The Grave: Inside A Spectacular RCMP Sting by Mike McIntyre
Finalist – Nowhere to Run: The Killing of Constable Dennis Strongquill by Mike McIntyre

Association for Manitoba Archives Manitoba Day AwardWinner – Andy DeJarlis: The Life and Music of an Old-Time Fiddler by Joe Mackintosh

Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book by a Manitoba Author
Finalist – Digging for Philip by Greg Jackson-Davis
Finalist – Widows of Hamilton House by Christina Penner
Finalist – Work of Idle Hands by Jonathon Platz

Frank O’Connor International Award for Short Fiction
Finalist – The Young in Their Country by Richard Cumyn

Manitoba Best Illustrated Book of the Year AwardWinner – Cartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson by Gene WalzWinner – In Search of the Western Sea: Selected Journals of Laverendrye by Denis Combet
Finalist – The Mosaic Village: An Illustrated History of Winnipeg’s North End by Russ Gourluck
Finalist – A Memory of Sky: A Pilot’s View of Canada’s Century of Flight by Jim Shilliday

Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Award (various categories)Winners:Silver Screens on the Prairie by Russ GourluckThe Mosaic Village: An Illustrated History of Winnipeg’s North End by Russ Gourluck
A Place Out of Time by Alfred Silver
Going Downtown: A History of Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue by Russ GourluckMemoir of a Living Disease by Maurice MierauA Store Like No Other: Eaton’s of Winnipeg by Russ GourluckWinnipeg: Heart of the Continent by Christopher DafoeIn Search of the Western Sea: Selected Journals of Laverendrye by Denis CombetCartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson by Gene WalzThe Blood Libel by Allan LevineFur Trade Wars: The Founding of Western Canada by Jack Bumsted

Manuela Dias Book Design of the Year Award
Winner – A Dog’s Breakfast: A Chef’s Guide to Healthy Home Cooking for your Favorite Pooch by Jess Young
Winner – Going Downtown: A History of Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue by Russ Gourluck
Winner – The 52nd Poem by Thomas Trofimuk
Winner – Juliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonald

Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher
Winner – Butterfly Winter by W.P. Kinsella
Winner – Crimes of the Century: Manitoba’s Most Notorious True Crimes by Bill Redekop
Winner– The Lake by Jake MacDonald

McNally Robinson Book for Young People (various categories)
Winner – Forever Julia by Jodi Carmichael
Winner – The Fall by Colleen Nelson
Winner – The Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City by Kevin Marc Fournier
Winner – Tori by Design by Colleen Nelson
Winner – Breath of the Dragon by Diane Juttner Perreault

McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
Winner – The House on Sugarbush Road by Meira Cook

Moonbeam Award for Young Adult FictionGold Medal WinnerThe Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley by Jan AndrewsThe Green-Eyed Queen of Suicide City by Kevin Marc FournierHow To Tend A Grave by Jocelyn ShipleyBlack Bottle Man by Craig RussellDreamfire by Nicole LuikenGravity Journal by Gail Sidonie SobatSilver Medal WinnerJamie’s Got A Gun by Gail Sidonie SobatMorven and the Horse Clan by Luanne ArmstrongSigns of Martha by Sarah RaymondBronze Medal Winner Chance to Dance for You by Gail Sidonie Sobat

On The Same Page
Winner – The Lucky Ones by Anne Mahon
Finalist – Stuck in the Middle by Bartley Kives and Bryan Scott
Finalist – The House On Sugarbush Road by Meira Cook
Finalist – Black Bottle Man by Craig Russell
Winner – Juliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonald

Great Plains Publications gratefully acknowledges the financial support provided for its publishing program by the Government of Canada; the Canada Council for the Arts; as well as the Manitoba Department of Sport, Culture and Tourism; and the Manitoba Arts Council.

Great Plains Publications acknowledges we are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation.